French Conversation · Level 157
30 words
French word
pique-niquer
Pronunciation
IPA/piknike/
Meaning
- verbhave a picnic
Example
Nous allons pique-niquer au parc demain.
We are going to have a picnic in the park tomorrow.
More examples
Elle préfère pique-niquer plutôt que de manger au restaurant.
She prefers to have a picnic rather than eat at a restaurant.
Core concept
An outdoor meal assembled from food brought by the people attending.
Common phrases
inviter à pique-niquer
invite ___ to have a picnic
pique-niquer près d'un lac
go on a picnic near a lake
Similar words
faire un pique-nique: To have a picnic outdoors.
déjeuner: To eat lunch.
manger: To eat food.
Definition in French
Organiser ou participer à un repas pris en plein air, en apportant fréquemment des mets à partager.
Word origin
Pique-niquer is a verbal derivative of pique-nique, created by attaching the productive French ending -er to the noun.
Usage tips
- Pique-niquer describes the activity, while faire un pique-nique uses the related noun and requires the article un.
Related words
- pique-niquepicnicnoun